Plane.



W. CLARK.

PLANE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. :9. 1918.

1,279,263. Patented Sept. 17, 1918.

WITNESSES 703 Mime/ar Ana/mm 4:, said offset portions UNITED Q STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM CLARK, OF'NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN T. HILBERT, OF LONG- ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK.

PLANE.

Application filed February 19, 1918. Serial No. 218,115.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM CLARK, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident ofthe city of New York, Long Island City, borough of Queens, in

have invented a new and Improved Plane, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

- This invention relates to wood working implements and particularly to a plane capable of aplurality of adjustments to accomplish diiferent purposes, object the provision of such a structure as to be quickly and easily adjusted to respond to the different requirements.

Another obj ect of the invention is to provide a plane in which the main cutting blade is held in runways while other implements may be clamped on different sides provided therefor so as to coact with the central blade, or act independently thereof.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a plane having a central guide for a central blade, a pair of side guides for cutting tools of difierent kinds, a front guide and offset portions on the sides for allowing the side implements to act as beading tools, grooving tools, and the like.

A still further object, more specifically is the provision of a single skeleton or'fra'me and a plurality of tools and clamps associated therewith whereby a single frame can be used with the diiferent tools necessary for substantially all requirements of a carpenter.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a plane dis closing an embodiment of the'invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the plane shown in Fig. 1. r

Fig. 3is a bottom plan view of the plane shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. A is a longitudinal vertical section through the plane shown in 'Fig. 1, same being taken on line L-L.

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view.

through Fig. 1 on line 55.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail sectional view through Fig. 1 on line 6-6.

Referring to the accompanying drawing bynumerals, 1 indicates 7 of a plane, which plane isprovided with a smooth bottom 2 and ofi'set portions 3 and being utilized when one of the side tools is being used as a head the county of Queens and State of New York,

and has for an a frame or skeleton ing'tool, or when a piece of material is being specially formed, The body 1 is provided with a pair of grooves 5 and 6 in which the blade 7 is slidingly positioned, said blade being clamped in any desired adjusted position by a thumb screw 8 which extends through a transverse'bar 9 connected at the ends to the body 1 or formed integral therewith. The blade 7 extends for almost the full width of the bottom 2 and projects through a comparatively large opening 10, andthe grooves 5 and 6 causing the blade to extend through the opening in such a'manner, as there will be provided a passageway 11 in front of the cutting edge 12 of the blade and a passageway 13 at the'rear of the blade.

shavings and the like cannot become wedged beneath the blade or between the blade and the side walls. As

produced when this blade is in use.

At the front part of the frame 11 a transverse plate or section 15 is provided which may be independent of the frame or formed integral therewith, said section having a slot 16 extending transversely of the body 1 as shown more particularly in Fig. 1. A thumb screw 17 extends through this slot and also through the slot 18 in the tool 19, slot 18 extending at right angles to slot 16. A nut 20 is normally positioned on the end of screw 17 so that when the tool 19 has been properly adjusted vertically and also horizontally thumb screw 17 may be tightened and tool 19 clamped in place. The nut 20 may be of the ordinary type, but is preferably provided with overhangin shoulders 21 projecting on each side of ale tool 20. The tool 19 may be used for providing a central bead, rabbit, or any other desired structure and preferably extends through an aperture in the bottom 2 centrally thereof as shown in Fig. 4 so that there will be a passageway both in front and back of the tool as well'as on both sides, as the aperture 22 usually extends for the full width of the section 15' though the tool may be positioned so as to operate substantially at any point in front of the blade 7. On one side of the frame 1 is positioned the offset 3 which The side walls of frame 1 are cut away at l lwhich is opposite the cutting edge 12 whereby chips,

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 17, 1918. i

associated with the wall 31and the offset 4 is atool 32 and associate parts of identical merges into an opening 23 whereby there is provided a shoulder 24 for receiving a tool 25. Tool 25 may be an ordinary blade with a straight edge or may be a beading tool, or a tool of any preferred kind. Regardless of the form of the cutting edge 26 on tool- 25 said tool is held inplace by a thumb screw 27 threaded into the side wall 28 of frame 1, said thumb screw having a thumb engaging member and a flange 29 overlapping the tool 25,- but preferably not overlapping shoulder 24 whereby the tool is pressed tightly against the wall28 and held in position while in op-.

construction with tool 25 and associate parts so that no, additional description will be necessary; I What I claim is: ,7 v 1. A plane comprising a frame having a pairof upstanding side members, said side members having facing guidewaysifor-re- .ceiving a planing tool, means forholding said planing tool in said guideways,each of said side members being provided with a shoulder for receiving auxiliary tools, and a threaded lug, a clamping screw threaded into each of said threaded lugs, each of said clamping screws hav ng an enlargement,

. overlapping the tools supported by said shoulders-for clamping the tools in place. 7

Copies ofeth'is patent maybe obtained for five cents each, 'by addressing theTO nn iSSi ner of 2atents, I

so as to 2. A plane comprising a frame having a smooth bottom and a pair of upstanding 40 sides, said sides having facing inclined grooves for receiving a planing tool, said bottom having a notch at the base of said grooves merging into said grooves, and means for locking a planing tool in said inclined-grooves. v i 1 U 3. A plane comprising a frame formed with a smooth bottom and a pair of upstanding sides, the junctureof said sides and said bottom being formed" with offsets or shouldered portions, the outer surface of said shouldered portions being parallel with said bottom, means. for clamping a cutting tool so as to extend through said bottom and operate. as an ordinary plane, andmeans for clamping a tool against each of saidsides project through theouter. surface of said shouldered portions. 7

4. A plane comprising a frame having an opening in the bottom, means for holding a planing tool so as to extend through said opening, an upstanding transversely slotted member connected with-said frame in T front of said opening,and means adjustable: along said slot. and extending therethrough' for 6. clampinga tool against said upstanding .member. A

5. A plane comprising a frame having a centrally arranged seatfor a comparatively large planing tool, side seatsadjacent said central seat for side planing tools, a front toolseat arranged centrally, and independent means. adjacent each of said seats for 'clamps t als e ssretiresea s cLARK;

ash ngto D. 

